Our society must make it right and possible for old people not to fear the young or be deserted by them, for the test of a civilization is the way that it cares for its helpless members.

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If you want to understand today, you have to search yesterday.

If you want to understand today, you have to search yesterday.

One faces the future with one's past.

One faces the future with one's past.

I feel no need for any other faith than my faith in human beings. Like...

I feel no need for any other faith than my faith in human beings. Like...

I feel no need for any other faith than my faith in the kindness of...

I feel no need for any other faith than my faith in the kindness of...

To eat bread without hope is still slowly to starve to death

To eat bread without hope is still slowly to starve to death

We should so provide for old age that it may have no urgent wants of...

We should so provide for old age that it may have no urgent wants of...

Love dies only when growth stops.

Love dies only when growth stops.

Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the...

Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the...

To find joy in work is to discover the fountain of youth.

To find joy in work is to discover the fountain of youth.

The bitterest creature under heaven is the wife who discovers that her husband's bravery is...

The bitterest creature under heaven is the wife who discovers that her husband's bravery is...

The basic discovery about any people is the discovery of the relationship between men and...

The basic discovery about any people is the discovery of the relationship between men and...

The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His...

The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His...

We send missionaries to China so the Chinese can get to heaven, but we won't...

We send missionaries to China so the Chinese can get to heaven, but we won't...

Love alone could waken love.

Love alone could waken love.

Self-expression must pass into communication for its fulfillment.

Self-expression must pass into communication for its fulfillment.

The young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore they attempt the impossible...

The young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore they attempt the impossible...

The secret of joy in work is contained in one word-excellence. To know how to...

The secret of joy in work is contained in one word-excellence. To know how to...

Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is...

Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is...

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

Excellence is the unlimited ability to improve the quality of what you have to offer.

Excellence is the unlimited ability to improve the quality of what you have to offer.

To live this life, my friends, you have to have a genuine passion. Nothing artificial....

To live this life, my friends, you have to have a genuine passion. Nothing artificial....

During the work, you have to be sure that you haven't left any holes, that...

During the work, you have to be sure that you haven't left any holes, that...